The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Department in coordination with the city’s Tourism Association launched a domestic stimulus tourism programme on October 23 in a bid to attract more visitors to the city.
The HCM City Department of Tourism has released a list of another 15 hotels with 982 rooms that can be used to quarantine people coming from abroad, taking the total number to 23 hotels and 1,718 rooms.
People living in HCM City’s District 1 exchanged plastic bottles, paper and other solid waste for rice, cooking oil, salt, and potted plants during the last two weeks.
Vietnamese carriers have almost completely recovered their domestic flights, gradually re-opened as well as increased flights frequency on routes connecting Hanoi and Vinh, Quy Nhon, Da Nang, Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Pleiku and on the Ho Chi Minh City- Da Nang route.
The HCM City People's Committee has sent a document to the Ministry of National Defense as it seeks advice on compiling relevant dossiers about the historic Cu Chi Tunnels as its strives to gain UNESCO’s recognition as a world heritage site.
The 10-kilometre Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal running through districts 1, 3, Tan Binh, Phu Nhuan, and Binh Thanh in HCM City has become a popular place for sightseeing, taking photos and doing exercises.
The People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has approved an upgrading project of a local seaport at 127C, Tran Phu Street in Vung Tau City. It is a part of the steps in preparing site for the construction project of a wharf connecting Vung Tau and HCMC’s Can Gio District.
After nearly 20 years of restoration, Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve has become the "green lung" of Ho Chi Minh City, contributing to improved air quality and reduced environmental pollution in the city.
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Phu Quoc and Hoi An in Vietnam have been honoured by Travelers' Choice Awards 2020 launched by TripAdvisor, the US-based travel planning and booking site.
A business matching was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 18 to enhance the tourism cooperation between the city and many other localities around the country.